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tgcorley
at Wed Mar 25 07:38:37 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by tgcorley ]
Hey Campers,
As both a herper and a chemist, I advise against mixing bleach with ammonia. Ammonia reacts with hypochlorite ion in the bleach to form chloramine (NH2Cl), dichloramine (NHCl2) and nitrogen trichloride (NCl3), all of which are strong irritants and can be toxic in high enough concentrations. Better to stick with a strong solution of bleach alone -- bacteria cannot survive the strong oxidizing agents in bleach. The ammonia doesn't help, and can be dangerous.
Be careful out there . . .
Tom C.
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